CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUT IONAL LAW -II
Course Code: LAW 1802
Credits: 03
Course Objectives: 1. To famili familiarize arize the students students with with the organiza organization tion,, Powers and Functions Functions of of the various Organ Organss of the Government. 2. To critically analyze the significant judicial decisions highlighting judicial restraint on the owers of legislature and e!ecutive ". #!amine #!amine the e!anding e!anding role of judiciary judiciary through through judicial judicial assivity assivity,, judicial judicial activism activism and judicial judicial $alancing.
Leari! Outco"es:
1. %dentify %dentify the distri$ut distri$ution ion of owers owers $etween $etween legislature, legislature, e!ecutiv e!ecutivee and judiciary judiciary.. 2. &nalyz &nalyzee the rovisi rovisions ons of the consti constitut tution ion with resec resectt to the function functionss erformed erformed $y each organ of the Government. ". 'nder 'nderta ta(e (e a case case study study of crit critic ical al analys analysis is of the the use use of ower ower $y each each organ organ of the the Government and evaluate the results and doctrines esta$lished. ). *rit *ritic ical al anal analys ysis is of the the evol evolut utio ionar nary y case case study study relati relating ng to owe owerr e!er e!erci cise sed d $y the the judiciary to (ee a chec( on the laws assed $y the legislature.
Sc#e"e: This course is comrised of a$out )+ lectures of onehour duration divided into four 'nits with -1+ lectures in each 'nit. Course Cotets: UNIT I: UNIT I: Costitutioa$ Or!as i Idia Parliament *omosition, /overeignty0 Privileges0 &nti efection aw 1. Jaya Bachchan v. Bachchan v. Union of India &%3 India &%3 2++4 /* 2115 6Office of Profit7 2. Raja Ram Pal v. Hon’ble v. Hon’ble Speaker, Speaker, Lok Sabha Sabha 62++87" 62++87" /** 1-) 6cash for vote scam7 ". M.S.M. Sharma v. Sharma v. Sinha I! &%3 I! &%3 1595 /* "95 6/earchlight case7 ). "iho#a Hollohan v. &%3 155" /* )12 6antidefection law7 Hollohan v. $%chilh% $%chilh% &%3 9. Ja&ji# Sin&h v. Sin&h v. S#a#e of Haryana 62++47 Haryana 62++47 11 /** 1 6defection $y a single mem$er arty7 /tate egislatures *omosition0 Privileges
4. '(hok Pandey v. ". Maya)a#i &%3 2++8 /* 2295 6aointment of mem$er of 3aj ya /a$ha as *:7 8. Rame(h)ar Pra(ad v. Union of India &%3 2++4 /* 5-+ #!ecutive Powers and Position of the President, Privileges of the President0 Princile of *ollective 3esonsi$ility -. B. R. "ap%r v. S#a#e of *amil +ad% &%3 2++1 /* ")"9 6convicted erson dis;ualified to $e *:7 5. S. P. 'nand, Indore v. H. . e-e o)da &%3 1558 /* 282 6aointment of nonmem$er as P: or *O:7 1+. . /. 0adh)a v. S#a#e of Bihar , &%3 15-8 /* 985
UNIT II: %udiciar& ad Services i Idia *onstitutional Organs 6contd.7 & 1"47 19. Shankar Raj% -. Union of India 62+1172 /** 1"2 6octrine of (#are deci(i(7 /ervices under the /tate &ll %ndia /ervices0 Pu$lic /ervice *ommissions0 octrine of Pleasure 14. P%r(ho##am Lal hinra -. Union of India &%3 159- /* "4 6octrine of Pleasure7 18. hananjay v. /hief 12ec%#i-e 3fficer, $ila Pari(had, Jalna &%3 2++" /* 1189 6/usension u>& "117
UNIT III: Cetre State 'e$atios istri$ution of Powers $etween the *entre and the /tates octrines of Territorial ?e!us, =armonious *onstruction, Pith and /u$stance, *oloura$le egislation and 3eugnancy 1-. odfrey Philip( India L#d. v. S#a#e of UP 62++97 2 /** 919 63ule of =armonious *onstruction7 15. Praf%lla "%mar M%kherjee v. Bank of /ommerce L#d., "h%lna, &%3 15)8 P* 4+ 6octrine of Pith and /u$stance7 2+. Bhara# Hydro Po)er /orpora#ion L#d. v. S#a#e of '((am &%3 2++) /* "18" 6octrine of 3eugnancy7 21. Prof. 4a(hpal v. S#a#e of /hha##i(&arh &%3 2++9 /* 2+24 6octrine of *oloura$le egislation7 22. rand "aka#iya Shera#on Ho#el and *o)er( 1mployee( 5 0orker( Union v. Srini-a(a Re(or#( L#d. &%3 2++5 /* 2""8 6octrine of Occuied field7 Freedom of %nterstate Trade, *ommerce and %nter course 2". '#iabari *ea /ompany L#d . v. S#a#e of '((am &%3 1541 /* 2"2
2). Jindal S#ainle(( L#d. v. S#a#e of Haryana, &%3 2++4 /* 299+
UNIT I(: )"er!ec& ad A"ed"et uder t#e Costitutio #mergency Provisions ?ational, /tate and Financial0 #mergency and Fundamental 3ights 29. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India &%3 155) /* 151- 6landmar( reference7 24. Rame(h)ar Pra(ad 6I! v. Union of India &%3 2++4 /* 5-+ &mendment of the *onstitution Procedure0 octrine of Prosective Overruling0 octrine of @asic structure 78. Shankari Pra(ad v. Union of India, &%3 1591 /* )92-. Sajjan Sin&h v. S#a#e of Raja(#han, &%3 1549 /* -)9 25. olak +a#h v. S#a#e of P%njab &%3 1548 /* 14)" "+. "e(ha-ananda Bhara#i v. S#a#e of "erala &%3 158" /* 1)41 "1. Miner-a Mill( L#d. v. Union of India &%3 15-+ /* 18-5 "2. "iho#a Hollohon v. $%chilh%, &%3 15155" /* )12 "". L. /handra "%mar v. Union of India, &%3 1558 /* 1129 "). I.R./oelho v. S#a#e of *amil +ad%, &%3 2++8 /* -41
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The alication of secific edagogy is motivated from the fact that strong foundations need to $e develoed. Pedagogy for the module has to ta(e care of two things. Firstly, a constant interaction among students and tutor is re;uired, involving students in active and articiative manner. /econdly, an instructive strategy is re;uired to understand imlications emhasising learning $y doing. Thus, in this module following edagogical aroaches are adoted •
/tudent ecture and Presentation To suort the develoment of theoretical construct. Ariting e!ercises to ena$le students to emloy and hone their learning. *ase /tudy :ethod to ena$le the students understand the gradual develoment of law $y the judiciary.
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Su!!ested 'eadi!s: Statutes:
ProfessionalBs, The *onstitution of %ndia @are &ct with /hort ?otes, 2+19. *rescribed oo4s:
:.P.<&%?, %?%&? *O?/T%T'T%O?& &A 6e!is ?e!is, ed. 2+197. <.?.P&?#C, *O?/T%T'T%O?& &A OF %?%& 6*entral aw &gency, &llaha$ad, ed. 2+197. 'eerece oo4s:
=.:./##3D&%, *O?/T%T'T%O?& &A OF %?%& 6in " Dolumes7, 6'niversal aw Pu$lishing0 Fourth edition7.
